🖊️ A writing liquid 💉 A tattoo 🐙 A squid's fluid ✍️ To sign formally 🖊️ To mark with liquid

to ink

4 2.4

To mark something with a colored liquid used for writing

verb
/ɪŋk/

: entintar

You ink the dialogue.
ink a stamp

So I'm going to add a little bit more details before inking.

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Examples

I inked their jackets and hand-cut a scarf for the snowman on the right.

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I ink it, and I'm also the colorist.

Chasing Amy (1997)
I also inked the edges of mine for a little depth.

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I'd started inking, so I had to finish at least enough of that to make the picture coherent.

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I like to ink the edges of my flowers with Kraft Core by Coordinations and the blending tool.

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The printer then inks the block, lays a sheet of paper on top of the inked block and then uses the Baron to transfer the ink onto the paper.
He carefully inked the lines of the drawing with a fine pen to make it stand out.
The artist will ink the final version of the comic before sending it to the publisher.
Before the meeting, she inked the important points in her notebook to remember them.

Synonyms

to paint

vsto ink

854 1.0

To put coloured liquid on a surface to protect or change how it looks

uses a thinner writing liquid focused on lines, marks, or filling

to mark

vsto ink

192 1.0

Make a visible line, spot, or sign on a surface

is about covering or filling with liquid rather than leaving a small sign

to stain

vsto ink

113 3.2

To put color on something to change how it looks

is a deliberate application of a writing liquid rather than accidental marks

to emblazon

vsto ink

16 7.5

Decorate something with a bright, noticeable symbol or design

is mainly a simple mark or fill, not an eye-catching decoration

to stencil

vsto ink

1 4.8

To make a pattern on a surface by applying paint through a thin sheet with holes

applies liquid freely without a template for direct marks or filling

Antonyms

to clean

∞ 1.0

To remove dirt and stains

to erase

144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

Idioms

in red ink

1 6.5

In debt because a business is losing money

to bleed red ink

Informal

7.8

To lose a lot of money over a long time

Phrasal Verbs

to ink in

Informal

3 5.3

To write final details with a pen so they cannot be changed

to red-ink

7.5

Mark writing with red ink to show mistakes or important parts

to spill ink

7.4

Write a lot, usually by hand with ink

Compounds

red ink

12 4.4

A financial loss shown in company accounts or budgets

India ink

2 4.0

A very black liquid used for writing and drawing that makes lines that do not fade

ink cartridge

2 3.0

A small container that holds ink for a printer

pen-and-ink

1 5.5

A drawing made with pen and ink that shows lines and shading without color

indelible ink

1 4.6

A writing liquid that cannot be removed or washed away

ink-black

1 3.2

Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun

ink-jet

1 3.9

Relates to printers that spray small drops of ink on paper

ink bottle

1 1.0

A small bottle that holds ink for refilling pens and drawing

ink-jet printer

1 2.8

A machine that prints words and pictures by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

printer's ink

Specialized

1 3.6

Thick liquid that dries quickly and is used in printing presses

printing ink

Specialized

1 3.0

Thick colored liquid used to print on paper that dries quickly

blotch of ink

3.5

A dark patch of ink from a spill or a smudge

drawing ink

3.6

A black liquid that you use with a pen or brush to make lines on paper

magnetic ink

Specialized

4.7

Ink that contains tiny metal particles so machines can read numbers on paper

marking ink

4.1

A liquid for writing names on clothes that does not wash out

ink eraser

3.4

A tool that removes ink marks from paper

ink spill

2.1

A small accident when ink leaks onto paper or clothes

writing ink

2.3

A coloured liquid used in pens, permanent or washable

How Marked

to saturate

55 5.2

to stain

113 3.2

to ink

4 2.4

to mark

192 1.0

to dot

42 1.0

Surface Forms

ink infinitive

inked past

inked past participle

inking present participle

inks third person singular

Etymology

The verb ink simply came from the noun: from the old idea of a dark liquid that was 'burned in' to stay, to ink means to mark, cover, or fill something with ink so the mark stays.